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Marine pilot loses command after ejecting from F-35B that kept flying

A pilot who ejected from a malfunctioning F-35B in heavy rain over South Carolina last year — which kept flying on autopilot for 64 nautical miles before crashing — was fired from his command of a ...
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First Royal Navy F-35Bs are Undergoing Corrosion Repair at the U.S. Navy’s FRCSE

The three Royal Navy F-35Bs will be put through an extensive inspection of airframe and substructure for any corrosive damage, following which those parts ...
The National Interest

Why the F-35B Fighter Is the Perfect Plane for the Marine Corps

Despite radius and payload constraints, the F-35B is well-suited to meet the Marine Corps’ operational demands. Out of the three Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II variants, the F-35B, in use with the ...
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Investigation blames ‘pilot error’ for 2023 F-35 jet mishap

BEAUFORT, S.C. (WCSC) - The 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing has released its investigation into a 2023 F-35B Lightning II crash in Williamsburg County. The report states ...
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F-35B crash in Williamsburg County due to ‘pilot error,’ Marine Corps concludes

WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – The United States Marine Corps has completed its investigation into an F-35B Lightning II aircraft that crashed into the woods in Williamsburg County last year. The ...
The National Interest

Why Does America’s F-35 Fighter Look So Much Like an Old Soviet Prototype?

It is unlikely that, as many Russian sources brag, the F-35B was a direct rip-off of the Yak-141. However, there are many staggering similarities between the two planes. Most military and aviation ...
The Island Packet

F-35B Lightning lands at Beaufort’s Marine Air Station. Why is this warplane special?

One of the most advanced fighter jets in the world will have a new home in Beaufort. Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort is transitioning from the F/18 Hornet to the supersonic F-35Bs whose ...
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Marines expand F-35B’s presence in Japan, marking new phase for fighter operations

A third Marine Corps squadron of F-35B Lightning II fighters arrived in Japan over the weekend, marking the latest step in the service’s efforts to modernize its deployed forces in the Indo-Pacific.
Business Insider

The USS Tripoli, the Navy's newest F-35 'lightning carrier,' is headed to the Indo-Pacific, bolstering US air power near China

The US Navy forward-deployed the USS Tripoli to the Indo-Pacific to counter China. It replaces the USS America as the Navy's amphibious assault ship based in Japan. The Tripoli played a central role ...
The Aviationist

Delivery of the First F-35Bs to Japan Delayed

The planned delivery of the first six F-35B Lightning II fighters for Japan in FY2024 has now been pushed back to sometime during FY2025, Japan’s Defense Minister announced. The delivery of the first ...
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Japan’s first F-35B stealth fighters will deploy to southern island next month

Japan will deploy its first F-35B Lightning II stealth fighters in the southern part of the country next month, part of efforts to bolster defenses in the Nansei Islands, according to the Ministry of ...